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Howdy All, Anyone familiar with a McMillen Embosser and where they might be found? Shopping around and attempting to locate different embosser that the one I had. God Bless. Ray

Just posted last of books for the time being. Hope you find something of interest. Listed in for sale forum/books, etc. God Bless. Ray

This will be the last listing of books for awhile. Hope to make it to the shop soon and dig into other projects. Hope you find something of interest. 1. RUSSIAN PHRASEBOOK 2. JUST ENOUGH GREEK 3. SELF-WORKING COIN MAGIC 4. MICROSOFT VISTA 5. OPENING COMBINATION PADLOCKS 6. TURTLES AND TORTOISES 7. NATURAL CURES REVEALED 8. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 9. NATURAL CURES THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT 10. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN COSTUME 11. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RAILROADING--VINTAGE BY NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. 12. HOVERCRAFT BY HOVERTECHNICS 13. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 14. THROUGH INDIAN EYES 15. A CONDUCTOR TELLS UNAUTHORIZED TRAIN STORIES 16. AMERICAN MILITARY INSIGNIA--LIBRARY COPY BUT A-OK 17. MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES 18. ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS 19. STANDARD CATALOG OF U.S. MILITARY VEHICLES 20. 1984 DODGE TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL--CHRYSLER CORP. SERVICE MANUAL--HEAVY/THICK BOOK 21. 1950-1965 CHRYSLER PRODUCT INTERCHANGE MANUAL REPRINT--AUTO INTERCHANGE SYSTEMS 22. DOWN AT THE DEPOT--1831-1920 23. TRAINS IN TRANSITION 24. HISTORY OF RAILWAYS 25. THE GOURD MAGAZINE--FALL/WINTER 2009 26. FOUR ASSORTED WOOD CARVING MAGAZINES 27. CHIP CHATS MAGAZINES--JAN/FEB/MAR/APR/SEP/OCT 2009 28. CHIP CHATS MAGAZINES--JAN/FEB/MAR/APR/MAY/JUN/JUL/AUG/SEP/OCT/NOV/DEC 29. CHIP CHATS MAGAZINES--JAN/FEB/MAR/APR/JUL/AUG/SEP/OCT/NOV/DEC 30. FLOYD CRAMERS 1855-1929 ALBUM OF HISTORICAL STEAM TRACTION ENGINES & THRESHING EQUIPMENT NO.1 31. RAILROADING AROUND THE WORLD 32. WHEELS ACROSS AMERICA 33. PETERSEN'S HOW TO BUILD A STREET ROD 34. ROUTER HANDBOOK--(CRAFTSMAN) 35. 7 MISCELLANEOUS RAILROAD COLLECTIBLES MAGAZINES 36. 30 +/- ISSUES OF THE "TORCH"--NEWSLETTER OF THE BLOWTORCH COLLECTORS ASSN. 37. ART AND CELEBRITY 38. ANIMAL PLANET AND PLANET EARTH COLORING BOOKS--(FREE WITH OTHER PURCHASE) 39. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 40. DK--MAMMAL--(LIBRARY COPY BUT A-OK) 41. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL RECORDS BOOK 1-32--1904-1948 42. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL RECORDS BOOKS 33-42--1945-1960 43. 1955-58 MOPAR PASSENGER CAR PARTS CATALOG BOOK 1 44. 1955-58 MOPAR PASSENGER CAR PARTS CATALOG BOOK 2 (VOLUMES 1 & 2 ARE PRO REPRINTS--THICK BOOKS) 45. KNIGHTS AND ARMOR COLORING BOOK--(FREE WITH OTHER PURCHASE) 46. KOREAN IN PLAIN ENGLISH 47. ASSAYERS GUIDE--PROFESSIONAL REPRINT FROM 1852 48. BRAGG HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 49. BRAGG HEALTHY HEART 50. BRAGG BUILD POWERFUL NERVE FORCE 51. BRAGG SUPER POWER BREATHING 52. BRAGG WATER--THE SHOCKING TRUTH 53. BRAGG APPLE CIDER VINEGAR 54. BRAGG BACK FITNESS PROGRAM 55. BIZARRE TALES FROM WWII 56. 7+ RAILROADER VOLUME 12 57. PLANET EARTH AND WILDLIFE WONDERS COLORING BOOK--(FREE WITH OTHER PURCHASE) 58. OLD FASHINED PATROTIC CUTS--DOVER CLIP ART 59. AMERICAN HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS & EMBLEMS--WITH CD--DOVER CLIP ART Many diverse subjects here. Something for everyone. God Bless. Ray

Hello All, For anyone interested, I just posted another listing of books in the for sale forum. Thanks for looking. God Bless. Ray

Here are more of the books I was not able to list last time around. Hope you find something you like and can't do without. lol. 1. THE ARCO BOOK OF USEFUL KNOTS--JOHN RUSSELL 3. GORGEOUS LEATHER CRAFTS--KARI LEE 4. PENCIL DRAWING TECHNIQUES 5. DICTIONARY OF LEATHERWORKING TOOLS 1700-1950--R.A. SALAMAN 8. NEW GOURD ART--MARIA DELLOS 9. A GUIDE TO CHIP CARVING GOURDS--MARILYN REHM 10. GOURD ART BASICS--C. ANGELA MOHR 11. GOURD CRAFT--GINGER SUMMIT & JIM WIDESS 12. RISKO--(CARICATURES) 13. AMERICAN HERITAGE BOOK OF INDIANS 14. GAZEBOS AND GARDEN STRUCTURES 15. BACKYARD STRUCTURES 16. BRIDGES AND CUPOLAS 17. DECKS 18. DECKS AND PATIOS 19. DECK PLANS 20. PATIOS AND DECKS 21. MODERN U.S. MILITARY VEHICLES--(EX LIBRARY COPY BUT VERY GOOD COND.) 22. VERLINDEN PRODUCTION #18 23. BOOK OF WIZARDS--TIM DEDOPULOS 24. DCC MADE EASY--MODEL RR 25. F-117 STEALTH--JAY MILLER--AEROFAX--(USED BUT NICE) 26. MILITARY TRUCKS--E.S. BUDD (LIBRARY COPY BUT V.G. COND.) 27. EAGLES OF NORTH AMERICA--CANDACE SAVAGE--(OVERSIZE) 28. DK--SNAKE--CHRIS MATTISON 29. TURTLES--CARL H. ERNST & ROGER W. BARBOUR 30. CROW--SYLVIA A. JOHNSON--(LIBRARY COPY BUT V.G. COND.) 31. DK--ENDANGERED ANIMALS WITH CD 32. DK-- REPTILE 33. PICTURE FRAMING--LEE BARTHOLOMEW 34. DECKS--MEREDITH SPECIAL (MAG. FORMAT) 35. A TREASURY OF DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN--(CLIP ART) 36. WORKING WITH TILE--TOM AND LANE MEEHAN 37. F-117 NIGHTHAWK VOL. 25-- DENNIS R. JENKINS 38. JANE'S F-117-A STEALTH FIGHTER--JON LAKE 39. LIZARDS-- DAVID BADGER AND JOHN NETHERTON 40 DK--DINOSAUR WITH CD Items 2,6, and 7 SOLD.

Here I go again-------- Thought I was about to build a clicker and was about to purchase 20 ton shop press but now had a change of heart, or should say, my heart changed my mind for me. Just purchased and received a new 20 Ton Pneumatic Jack by Blackhawk, I believe, and will not need it. Still in, and not out of the box since it arrived last week. My loss and someones gain. Check around and you can see what they sell for but I am going to offer this one for sale for the first $100.00 that reaches my mailbox, plus freight, of course. I will have someone pack it and ship it however you wish or it can be picked up in Opelika, Alabama, 36804. You may have seen that I also have a new and unused 12 ton press with standard hydraulic jack as offered by Harbor Freight, which is for sale for the same amount. Lately, I have made a couple of bad decisions. Seem to think I am still 20 years old. lol. I wish. Think I am going to have to tone down a bit and look at things a bit closer. Always want to have all the fun. If interested, please email and we can get things underway. God Bless. Ray

I have no idea why I want to make a large leather shield but have wanted to undertake this project for quite some time. I'm sure that some of you have done this and could help me get started, preventing wasted time and resources. I did purchase enough heavy weight leather to do this and now want to give it a shot before time runs out. Any and all tips/advice, etc; will be of great value and much appreciated. If I can turn it out as a worthwhile project I can use it to protect myself when I have to shop at Wallyworld. lol. I have seen some of the fantasy work folks have created with leather and all I can say is, WOW!!!!! Beautiful creations, great imaginations and superb artistry. Help me out if you can. God Bless. Ray

Books sold from my listings: #6--FLASH DRAGONS #8--DESIGNS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN MEXICO #9--AZTEC DESIGNS Thanks again, and God Bless. Ray

Howdy All. Just wanted to let everyone know that I am finally getting back in the swing and have listed 40+ books in the for sale forum. Hope you all find something of interest there. Ray

Hey Cyberthrasher, They are very handy and as you may have seen, they pivot below the shelf when you need to extract a bottle. I purchased them from Lowes. Not expensive and me being restricted to a sitting position, they are a welcome addition. If you have any trouble finding them, let me knoe and I will see if I can locate more information. God Bless. Ray

I will now attempt to get some of my books listed that I did not follow up on in the past. I do apologize. Many of the books that I will be listing are not directly related to leather but provide many interesting patterns and techniques that can be adapted to the craft. All of the books are like new. If less than excellent condition, I will do my best to let you know. I will sell any of them at 50% of retail and in some cases, even less. Make an offer and I will see what I can do but please be fair, as I know most of you are. Will ship in padded envelope and to save my attempting to obtain assistance to take to postal facility, I will just place a $5.00 shipping charge to anywhere in the 48. Alaska and Hawaii may end up a bit more but will check if anyone there wishes to purchase. The mailing charge will help cover my cost for bubble shipping envelope and I will make every effort to combine more than one in package, if possible. I hope to be able to inventory more of the books soon. An individual visited from Birmingham, Al., and purchased many selections from my library but still many to go. Just email and let me know what you want and will handle on a first come basis. 1. $50.00 KNIFE SHOP---WAYNE GODDARD----19.99 2. KNIFEMAKING WITH BOB LOVELACE--29.99 3. CREATIVE WOODBURNING BY WALNUT HOLLOW--BOOKS 1 THRU 4--MAKE AN OFFER. 4. DRAGON ART--J. "NEondragON" PEFFER--19.99 5. HOW TO DRAW DRAGONS IN SIMPLE STEPS--PAUL BRYN DAVIES--9.95 6. FLASH DRAGONS--THE ART OF SPIDERWEB--19.95 7. WESTERN SCROLLSAW AND INLAY PATTERNS--JOE & PAIGE PAISLEY--14.95 8. DESIGNS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN MEXICO--JORGE ENCISO--8.95 9. AZTEC DESIGNS--WILSON G. TURNER--6095 10. DRAW 50 AIRPLANES, AIRCRAFT, AND SPACECRAFT--LEE J. AMES--13.95 11. CREATIVE COLORED PENCIL WORKSHOP--CARLYNNE HERSHBERGER & KELLY MONEY HUFF--29095 12. PYROGRAPHY--MAGAZINE FORMAT BY FOX CHAPEL--(2 COPIES AVAILABLE)--9.95 13. HOW TO DRAW CARICATURES--LENN REDMAN--18.95 14. DRAW ALIEN FANTASIES--DAMON J. REINAGLE--8.99 15. DRAWING & PAINTING WITH COLORED PENCIL--KRISTY ANN KUTCH--24.95 16. BASIC COLORED PENCIL TECHNIQUES--BET BORGESON--17.99 17. DRAWING AND PAINTING BUILDINGS--RICHARD TAYLOR--24.99 18. CREATIVE COLORED PENCIL--VERA CURNOW--29.99 19. CREATING TEXTURES IN COLORED PENCIL--GARY GREENE--27.99 20. ASSAYERS GUIDE--1852 REPRINT--INTERESTING--MAKE OFFER 21. 300 INCREDIBLE THINGS FOR PET LOVERS ON THE INTERNET--BOB VELLA & KAREN LEBOW--8.95 22. THE GOURD BOOK--CHARLES B. HEISER JR.-- 23. THE BOOK OF DRAGONS & OTHER MYTHICAL BEASTS--JOSEPH NIGG--18.99 24. COILED POTTERY--BETTY BLANDINO--27.99 25. AN INTRODUCTION TO CHIP CARVING--DENNIS & TODD MOOR--12.99 26. UNBELIEVABLE TRAIN STORIES--KEN LOTHRIDGE--15.98 27. SOUTHWEST SCROLLSAW PATTERNS--PATRICK SPIELMAN & DAN KIHL--14.95 28. THE CIVIL WAR PICTURE SOURCEBOOK--JOHN GRAFTON--14.95 29. THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MYTHICAL CREATURES--DAVID WEST & ANITA GANERI--15.99 30. DRAGONOLOGY--THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DRAGONS--(LARGE BOOK)--19.99 31. THE HUMAN BODY WITH TWO POSTERS--16.95 32. SCROLLSAW BY LAND, SEA, AND AIR--VERNON BROWN--9.95 33. SCROLLSAW CIVIL WAR PORTRAITS--GARY BROWNING--12.95 34. WILD WEST SCROLLSAW PORTRAITS--GARY BROWNING--12.95 35. CARVING THE NATIVE AMERICAN FACE--TERRY KRAMER--12.95 36. CARVING CYPRESS KNEES--CAROL JEAN BOND & JACK A. WILLIAMS--17.95 37. EMOTIONS IN WOOD--ANN BROUERS--21.95 38. SEASHORE AND NAUTICAL PATTERNS FOR THE SCROLLSAW--WILLIAM HOFFERTH--12.95 39. ANIMAL PORTRAITS IN WOOD--NEAL MOORE--17.95 40. WOODCARVING MADE EASY--CYNTHIA ROGERS--17.95 41. TOM WOLFE CARVES DRAGONS--(2 COPIES AVAILABLE)--12.95 42. CARVING WOOD SPIRITS IN TREE BARK--JOYCE BUCHANAN--12.95 43. WHITTLING TWIGS AND BRANCHES--CHRIS LUBKEMANN--9.95 44. HOW TO CARVE WOOD--RICHARD BUTZ--19.95 45. CHIP CARVING--WAYNE BARTON--14.95 46. TURN A BOWL--ERNIE CONOVER--19.95 47. THE COMPLETE WOODCARVERS HANDBOOK--GRAHAM R. BULL--19.95 48. WOODCARVERS PROBLEM SOLVER--GRAHAM R. BULL--19.95 WELL. THAT SHOULD DO IT FOR TODAY. THE PRICES LISTED ARE NOT THE SELLING PRICE. LET ME KNOW WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO LOOK AT THE LISTING. MANY MORE TO COME AT LATER DATE. RAN OUT OF STEAM TODAY. GOD BLESS. RAY

I think I was able to get the pics on of my workspace while under construction. A mess but is now much better, although still not complete. The large portion of the shop is where I have been storing some of my leather and other devices. It also has changed and is gradually being cleaned up. No longer have the arbor press pictured. Replaced with 3 ton that is installed on table in large shop area. Much has been changed and will attempt to take some more recent pics soon. Those of you that have said that your place is a mess, don't have anything as messy as the large rooms in my shop. Hard to get around in there anymore and almost impossible when in scooter. Soon to be rectified, I pray. I want to thank all of you again, for infusing me with ideas as to how to put thing together. Gleaned much information from everyone. What a great site with so many talented folks. Best of the best. A smile is contagious. Let's start an epidemic. (No idea who uttered that originally but I love it.) Drop in for a visit when in the area. always some good tales to be told. God Bless. Ray

You are truly at the apex of the craft. SUPERB, and then some. Ray

Great work. What do you use for liner? Easy to see why others would want one, or more. Ray

Try www.blackriverlaser.com Great folks, very reasonable prices and excellent service. God Bless. Ray

I will attempt to load a few pics of things lying around my shop space and hope you see something that a leatherworker might be able to use. If you see something, please email and we can discuss details. Nearly everything you may see in the pictures is for sale. Ray

I have a new and unused, 12 ton shop press from Harbor Freight that is for sale. Thought I might make a clicker. Would be best if could be picked up in Opelika, Alabama as shipping charges would be costly, I assume. I paid sale price of $129.99, plus tax and their 6.99 shipping charge. (Wish I could ship it that cheap.) First $100.00 owns it. I did partially assemble the press but never completed. It can be taken apart again, if handling would be easier. Drop me a note if interested. Ray

Hope this might be something for everyone to participate in. What are some of the interesting ways/methods you use to market your wares? Bound to be some very unique and interesting and creative methods used by the many talented folks on the leatherworker.net. No matter what the method may be, it may be beneficial to others to learn of new tactics or, simply ways to better promote what they do. Hope you all find time and are willing to share a bit of your techniques with everyone. Ray

Is that not the truth? lol.

Hello All. May have figured out how to get one of my workshop pictures posted but will have to see if I can get the others on as well. Still under construction, and probably will be as long as I am around, but should give some idea of what I have been attempting to do. Half the thrill, trying different ideas to find out what works best. As always, if anyone is ever in the Auburn/Opelika, Alabama area, drop me a line and visit a spell. God Bless. Ray Whoops, suppose I was wrong as attachment thing didn't show up for me when I submitted this one. Oh well. Another time, perhaps. Back to the learning stage. lol.

It took me two posts to get the picture on and this post didn't seem to do it. The latest post made it okay. Sorry for the double posting. Ray

Howdy Folks, I would like to know if anyone can tell me who makes the embosser or where I might obtain tecnical information about the device. It appears to be a machine that would do a fine jobof embossing but have, and will purchase more, embossing wheels of various sizes. I will attempt to attach a picture of my scan. Not wello versed in this so can only hope. God Bless. Ray

I have a picture of an embossing machine and would like to know if anyone knows who makes this embosser or where I might obtain more tecnical information about the machine. Could really use some assistance. Ray

I suppose we all dream about having the ideal workshop but building a personal space to do our thing, is where many of us end up. Different strokes, etc.------ I agree with Scouter. Peter Main has, what I would consider to be the ultimate workshop. Very well done and seeing much of his work, he is first class with all he does. My workshop remains in the ongoing stage and doubt if ever will be completed. Don't utilize it as much when weather is rather chilly as cannot handle cols weather these days. Shop is in a large building and propane has become so expensive, I don't feel comfortable laying out that much and simply stay in the casa. My shop is set up to allow me to perform most everything from a seated position, due to physical condition, but works well. Many times ,things get in the way after I have stacked up goodies and must find a nook for them. Currently using a space about 12 ft. x 28 ft. and have it packed full of treasures. I am always looking for a better way to perfom my tasks so end up shifting things around. I keep the larger tools, press, and leather stocks, in the large part of the shop and works out nicely for me. I enjoy seeing pics of everyones work area and have picked up a few ideas from some of you, and have been able to put together things that work. This site is great and one can learn much, just by watching and reading. Next time I can figure out where my pics are, I will attempt to place on the site. God Bless. Ray